Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada CHINA DAILY | January 4, 2020 The introduction of the Company Law in 2006 prompted Chinese companies to pay greater attention to corporate social responsibility, especially when it is related to environmental, social and … Read More
January 2, 2020 There is no room for squeamishness in the face of the world’s growing water shortage — three steps could vastly improve the image of reused water for drinking. Drinkable water is becoming increasingly scarce. Population growth, pollution … Read More
January 2020 MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE » Article Water operators’ partnerships and their supporting role in the improvement of urban water supply in Da Nang Lucía Wright-Contrerasa, Julie Perkinsb, Maria Pascualb and Gerard Soppec aURBANgrad, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada POLICY FORUM | December 20, 2019 With the number of academic journals growing endlessly and quality control failing, a new measure for whether research is ‘valuable’ is needed. Unfortunately, a change seems far from … Read More
December 20, 2019 The book’s title notes three important issues: interactive governance, water governance, and Asia. Let us consider only interactive governance, a little-known term in water management. The editor defines it as “an interactive form of governance generally and … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada PROJECT SYNDICATE | December 9, 2019 China’s CSR landscape has changed almost as much as its urban skylines over the last decade, but the next ten years should bring even faster progress. China’s people … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley CHANNEL NEWS ASIA | November 29, 2019 GDP is an imperfect metric. But it continues to be used as a benchmark for national performance and policymaking in an era of social, economic, and environmental … Read More
November 2019 MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE » Editorial » Water quality management: a globally neglected issue Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada Article Developing new urban water supplies: investigating motivations and barriers to groundwater use in Cape Town Emma … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada CHINA DAILY | October 29, 2019 The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China Central Committee is expected to study several important issues on upholding and perfecting socialism with Chinese characteristics … Read More
October 9, 2019 Signs of water quality deterioration can be seen all over the world. Globally at least 4 billion people do not have access to water that they consider safe to drink. In Southasia alone this number is 1.7 … Read More